Rachel Abi Wedding Photographer in Raleigh NC

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Rachel Abi Wedding Photographer in Raleigh NC

Cultivating an elite and fun experience where couple can not only get great photos but feel confident and comfortable in front of the camera!
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01/01/2024

What have you decided this New Year is going to bring?

12/05/2023

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11/20/2023

Stories of love awaken curiosity and hope...Every couple has different histories and stories and inspiration to they're life and their wedding.

Details of course are impacted in that journey. What's included or not, but the history of each detail... Their stories are a short story of the couple. Yet sometimes the things they might want to include don’t work aesthetically, like this bride, had her mothers and her grandmother’s veils but with age, and they had yellowed, and the contrast, her vibrant white dress wasn’t something that could be overcome.

But it was something that I could include in the detail shots, that I took as to still embrace the history of the marriages before them. It is these small things that make such a difference in the story you photos tell

What details are you including in your wedding? (Did you include)

11/18/2023

A gasp of joy and tears as Jaime and John exchanged vows privately at the beautiful gazebo at the Cape Fear Botanical Garden, it was such a beautiful moment!

It was an extreme joy to be a part of making their wedding day amazing!!

Venue: Cape Fear Botanical Garden
Videography : Luke Gura
Catering: Two Brothers Catering
Florals: Borrow The Blooms
Bridesmaid dresses: AZAZIE
Brides dress: Bellissima
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Brides jewelry: Light Years Jewelry

10/28/2023

The perfect mix of laughter and small looks...

Hailey and Peter not just best friends, not just two people that adore each other but now husband and wife!

So many smiles, so much laughter and the nights just beginning!!

Huge thanks to the amazing vendors helping love on this couple!!

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09/10/2023

The best secret I've learned to have more joy...

Taking the time to notice my life through innocent eyes.

What do I mean? Noticing the daily mundane of your life, the things we overlook as just common and seeing them as new, novel, miraculous; a gift.

Like going to the bathroom only to have every last one of my kids follow me because they desire my time, attention and affection enough to endure the proximity to smell and funk.

Like watching my 2 year old navigate learning how to properly eat with utensils and seeing his tiny triumphs while his belly and face are covered in yogurt.

Like slowing down enough to see the way the sun hits the dew on the tall grass my neighbors really desire me to have already cut 😂

Today, right now... what is something you see everyday that you could stop and see the gift it really is?

08/29/2023

Stop what you’re doing and drop what you’re grateful for today⬇️

07/14/2023

“Hey lady!” John called in the empty streets of downtown Raleigh…

Having no idea they had arrived I replied “yes?” as I turned to see their smiling faces.

We had only met one time before but I knew that we were fast friends in the making and this only proved the point.

It didn’t take long for Jamie and John to see how natural, easy and fun the session would be and how confident they would feel.

Being photogenic is something everyone is if they are helped to feel at home and given the freedom to just be themselves.

I can’t wait to edit the rest of these photos and for their up coming wedding!!

07/04/2023

Happy 4th of July from my family to yours!!

05/22/2023

He slowly sauntered towards the wedding, like the pied Piper of good friends, he came with a train of people ready to step into action to get the arbor made and decorated for their wedding in less than an hour.

Laughter ands knowing jokes filled the air all the way up till the bride floated down the stairs, train of her dress cascading behind her.

It was a joy to be with Kevin and Tiani on their wedding day, thank you for the honor!

05/14/2023

Happy Mother's Day to all the mamas out there! Motherhood is very challenging but oh so rewarding. Have the best day, you guys deserve it!🤍

05/14/2023

Happy Mother's day.

To those of you who
- are mothers (in heart and desire or in physicality)
-have mothers
-have hurt and wounds around this holiday
-wish you had the experience of a loving mother or to be a loving mother

First I would like to say: this day is a day about love and sacrifice. This is something we all can relate to no matter your gender or life, you either can relate to it because you have felt it or because you have not.

My wish for you all would be that you know... in your bones... feel throughout your body the love of the person who made me realize what love and peace really was, God. Not some religion or some check list. But the truth of the full out furious passion to love you that is God.

So to you all, every last one of you: I wish you a day where you feel loved.

By the breeze in your hair
by the sounds of birds
by the giggles of children
by the need for you attention yet again by small hands
by the time for silence
by the time with a close friend
by the endless ways in which we can see and feel love in a day, may you have them all!

05/13/2023

Intimate wedding doesn't mean you don't get epic photos, it just means you've decided less people is more your jam.

I take on a limited number of weddings and intimate weddings per year, because your wedding no matter the size deserves epic service.

If you're an authentic couple who desires to feel radiant and relaxed in camera and ends up with artistically candid photos, message me

I'd love to chat about your love story and your wedding

05/08/2023

"Are you nervous?"

The pastor asked Freda. Without missing a beat her soft chuckling reply, "not at all, he is more than a keeper"

The sweet smiles and radiant joy filled her face everytime they faced each other.

Mark told of their past adventures and excitement for their tour of Italy to come.

This intimate wedding was exactly what they wanted: relaxed and focused on family and good food!

It was such a joy to get to tell their love story

05/06/2023

The pearls were the same ones worn by the last 3 generations of brides in their family. As her mother fingered clasping the stand around get daughters neck she seemed to hold her breath to fight back the tears that threatened...

Those tiny moments are why I'm there, to capture them and help you recall all the feelings of the day so filled with memories. It is also why I love detail shots, while this photo isn't one you'd frame it is one that helps tell your love story in your heirloom photo album when you tell this story to your future grandkids.

Helping you're love story in vivid detail for years to come 💕

05/05/2023

This is a truth I've been learning for the last 2 years. It's a hard introspective truth but one that's revolutionized my life ♥️♥️

04/26/2023

The whoops could be heard all thru Cary as new Mr and Mrs Mills Made their way to their getaway trolley.

Thru the years those couple had gathered not only their love but their loved ones, and a village of support. It showed on this day just as it did in their daily life.

To be an added member of this amazing crew was an honor and blessing. I never get over the joy I am allowed at capturing not photos but moments for you to relive over and over again as y tell your kids about the day your family started...

04/19/2023

Stepping in 💩 is inevitable.
We just get to decide if we scrape it off and move forward or stare in saddened dismay

04/13/2023

"Determined. Strong. Our baby. We never thought someone could deserve our baby and you walked into her life..." His voice stalled with a creak before the tears welled...

The bittersweet, the joy, the changing times and emotions. So many moments in the course of one day. You're brain gets a cascade that's hard to quantify how to recall them all with all the details. Moments that fill your stomach with butterflies, choke you up and cause you to laugh recalling them.

That's my job and joy: grasping those details to bottle that moment for you to break out when you want it.

Reliving it on a date.....with your future kids

Not just a story but yours captured in the art your story deserves.

If you're authentic couple who desires artistically candid wedding photography that helps you feel naturally radiant while you laugh you're 🍑 off... I'd love to chat.

04/09/2023

The sheer volume off three collective gasp caused the bride to giggle. The giggle turned to happy tears and hugs as the celebrate Amber, the end of an era and new beginning...

The bittersweet always gets me... It's an amazing gift to be with you but it's an endless honor to have the privilege to capture your moments.

To never miss a moment of this life changing day ands hello you recall off those moments ands three feelings you had in them

What's a bittersweet moment you've experienced? Comment⬇️ I'd love to hear💕

04/02/2023

Are you having kids at your wedding?!

04/01/2023

Pulled in close together, softly she sang along to the words but only his ears could hear…

The smile on his face radiated the love in his heart to be holding her. I’m not sure what he said but it was followed by laughter and pulling in tighter as they continued to dance…

This moment didn’t pass, it was felt and gathered so that they could relive it over and over again.

Standing there being allowed in on this moment I couldn’t help but smile and feel warm with honor and joy.

Thank you.

The trust, the regard, the joy…
Is treasured always💕

03/29/2023

You are allowed to be both a masterpiece and a work in progress simultaneously. ♥️

03/27/2023

Their arms wrapped around each other as soon as possible after their wedding. Laughter, clapping and amazing toasts filled the air for the remainder of the day as these two long term best friends officially started their life together.

It was my honor to capture their moments and I am elated to have been allowed into their intimate oasis wedding.

03/27/2023

THIS IS YOUR
Monday
morning reminder that you can handle whatever this week throws at you.

03/26/2023

Don’t let anyone treat you like free salsa. 💃🏼 You are queso, baby! 🌮 🫕

03/22/2023

You ever feel like this?!

03/13/2023

What’s more important: Candid, details or formals?

The answer is yes.

So it’s important to make sure you have your baud covered.

You want someone who can cultivate and curate your story organically but also aesthetically.

You want someone to Carrie capture your moments photo journalistically

But you also need someone to make you feel like the rockstars you are and grab epic photos of you

All the while making you laugh your a$$ off

If this sounds like the experience you desire: DM me!!

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http://www.rachelabi.com/

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Best friends and soulmates, Haley and Peter found their unique chemistry in every way!It is rare for me to come across something new at a wedding, to my delight Haley and Peter showed me something new: a board game reception! A whole table set aside for gas to come over grab a board game and mingle amongst themselves learning something new and fun! he was such a joy to be a part of their family for their wedding day !!Would you ever think about having a board game party at your reception? Catering: Catering By Design venue: The Matthews House in Cary HMU: Jessica Vargas Hairmua cake: Smallcakes Cupcakery & Creamery Bride’s dress: David's Bridal Florals: Something Borrowed Blooms invitations: Minted

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The squeals could be heard from outside the church. This group of girls was ride or die for their bride to be and with the wedding a few hours away the room was filled with laughter and knowing jokes from years of friendship…To be not only invited in for this moment but to be capturing it … the honor isn’t one I take lightly. If you’re an authentic couple who desires to feel radiant and relaxed on your wedding day and gain artistically candid photos of your love story, I’d love to chat 😍#yourweddingyourway #raleighphotographer #raleighwedding

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